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Chapter 276 Power outage

"What a rotten fish and shrimp! That's too harsh a statement, isn't it?" Alberta muttered softly.

"..."

Ling Luxian pointed at the automatic slaughtering machine in her hand and said, "If you didn't use this thing, I would really believe it."

Alberta subconsciously moved her hand holding the gun away from her body. She also knew that using this thing would make her look cheap.

Ling Luxian put the contract in his pocket and said to Arturo, "I am doing this to test you and to remind you, Arturo, not to think too highly of the people in this world."

"I...I understand." Arturo said timidly.

"Let me remind you again, since I can use the method of debt transfer to transfer DMS's debt to my hands, the same goes for the scavengers. The difference is that I am just talking, but the scavengers are serious about playing with you."

"Ah?" Arturo was startled. He thought the matter was over.

"What? What the scavenger loves most is to suck the marrow out of people like you."

"Impossible." Kashyap said in a shocked voice, "Absolutely impossible. How dare the scavenger run off debts from the NCPD?"

Kasyapa shook his head like a rattle. As a policeman, he couldn't stand others slandering the police force.

"Is it really impossible?" Ling Luxian asked back.

“Don’t forget, the NCPD is a private company and they want to make a profit.

For a poor guy like Arturo, instead of letting the debt rot in his hands, it is better to transfer the debt and get some money back.

Ah San, as a police officer in NCPD, I believe you are well aware of the messes of the police senior management. What's wrong with cooperating with the scavengers? There are many people in the police force who remove the prosthetics of the dead, right? This is no different from the scavengers. "

"Oh." Kasyapa sat back on the sofa. He had nothing to say because Ling Luxian was right.

Alberta patted Arturo on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'll protect you. Those scavengers can't get close to you."

"Thank you, Alberta." Arturo looked at Alberta gratefully.

"With the relationship between us, do I need to say thank you?" Alberta threw Arturo a wink, making Arturo blush.

Arturo recalled that when he returned to the apartment that day, he was so tired that he fell down, and Alberta gave him a "princess hug".

Ling Luxian noticed that the atmosphere was becoming increasingly weird and ambiguous.

He knocked on the table and said, "Stop, Arturo, there is a fatal loophole in your plan."

"What loophole?"

Arturo scratched his head. He was just a super dream maintenance technician. These professional things should be handled by professionals. When he heard Ling Luxian say that there was a loophole in his plan, he immediately asked for advice humbly.

Ling Luxian looked at Arturo and Alberta with contempt and said, "How can you two poor guys get high-end clothes? They are fake junk at first glance. I'm afraid the bank security will know that you are fake, right?"

Arturo and Alberta looked at each other. They had never thought about this.

Alberta complained, "Arturo, I've already told you that your plan won't work. You should just give in and go back to DMS."

Ling Luxian glanced at Alberta. Why was this girl so funny? She was just like Bajie, always wanting to go back to Gao Village.

But it was probably not for herself. She had wanted to make a comeback for a long time, and she was obviously eager to try Arturo's plan to rob a bank.

Now they are trying to persuade Arturo to give up, simply because they think Arturo is not cut out for this line of work. For Arturo, perhaps it would be a better idea for him to be a Mewtwo maintenance worker at DMS.

Her life could be as plain as it could be, and she could even use Mewtwo as a substitute for meals. Arturo's hands were stained with blood, and he couldn't wash it off.

"No, never!" Arturo said firmly, "I'm tired of those damn guys. They just sit there doing nothing. I must defeat DMS."

Seeing Arturo so determined, Alberta felt both happy and worried.

"Since you insist on doing this, I will do you a favor."

Ling Luxian opened the box he brought, revealing two sets of professional attire.

Although it is not a product of Jinguji, it is also a large chain store with branches in Company Square and Charter Street. It is quite classy but not too luxurious.

Forgive Ling Luxian for not being able to remember the name of that store. I only remember that the name had several corners and the clerk's poor Japanese English. Thinking about it now, it's a little funny.

"Look, these two sets are only about 10,000 Euros, not too high-end, not too low-end. Take them and pay more when you pay me back, and it will be considered as the interest on the money you owe me."

Arturo took a deep breath. Two sets of clothes for 10,000 euros are not considered high-end? The life of the rich is simply unimaginable. Poor people may not be able to save up 10,000 euros in their entire lives.

As a Mewtwo repairman, Arturo could only get two to three hundred euros for each order. This income was considered good in Night City, but he still couldn't save a penny.

Sometimes, words just don't stand up to being talked about. There's a saying that goes "Speak of the devil, and he will appear." Night City said it had a power outage, and it did. It was probably the work of those cyber hackers, and that was exactly what Arturo and the others had been praying for.

Arturo and Alberta, dressed in suits, arrived at the bank.

The bank's security guard did his job conscientiously and extended a hand to stop Arturo and his friends from entering.

"Gentlemen, you are here too early. Customers usually arrive twenty minutes after a power outage."

Apparently Arturo and his companions arrived too early, which aroused the guards' vigilance.

Arturo stammered, "Yeah, we were just nearby...doing our weekly thing."

Arturo's stuttering made the guards even more alert, and Alberta was almost biting her teeth.

"This is our official business. You have no right to interfere. You think we are peasants, don't you?" Alberta said in a haughty manner, "You'd better take a look at our clothes. Is this something that peasants can wear?"

Fortunately, Arturo and Alberta, after Ling Luxian's special training, have a better understanding of the company dog's speech. It's just that Arturo, a guy who is not good at doing things, is too timid.

Arturo is also a company dog. DMS is a big company, but it is so weak that Alberta has to save the day.

"Uh... Sorry, ladies and gentlemen." Alberta's attitude made the bank guard feel that it was right, and his attitude softened. "According to the regulations, we must investigate you. Please stand still and wait for a moment."